Social Justice Paper On Child Welfare

India Beauford
Professor Kassner
May 16, 2014
Final Paper

The child welfare system is regulated by federal and state law. When parents are unable, unwilling, or unfit to care for their children, the state can step in to help. Every state has a child welfare system that provides services to children and families sometimes in their own homes and sometimes services are provided to the parents or children where the child has been removed and placed in foster care or other residential placement outside their homes. The child welfare system is primarily concerned with children who have been abused or neglected. The child welfare system acts as a substitute parent for children in foster ...

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administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, possessions, race, religion, etc., are to be treated equally and without prejudice. It is a concern in today's society that our children are constantly being abused, neglected and unwanted. Foster children who depend solely on society go unseen on a daily basis. And because of the fact that they are children they have no voice unless we are speaking for them. Many foster youth are barred from school. A child welfare agency will fail to locate a permanent home and children will remain in foster care until they "age out" at 18 or older and that depends on the laws of the respective state. Individuals who age out of the system are frequently ill-prepared to function as self-sufficient adult. Research shows that they're more likely to face homelessness or incarceration and less likely to obtain a high school diploma or GED, attend college, or secure employment. Yeager, ...

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Families with multiple stressors are at a greater risk for child maltreatment. High stress levels may be attributed to economic hardships, lack of employment, and lack of available childcare, as well as housing issues and other personal problems. Rycus, J. and Hughes, R. Field Guides to Child Welfare. Washington, DC: CWLA Press. 1998. Most families whose children are abused, neglected, or at risk of maltreatment are poor, young, and subject to other stresses. These families and their children can often benefit from a host of supportive services which can enhance family life, prevent maltreatment, or enable a family to use its strengths to continue ...

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